Bahrain parliament to discuss Indian workers' strike
A spate of strikes by nearly 2,500 foreign workers, a majority of them Indians, over the minimum wages paid to them has forced the Bahraini parliament to take up the issue in its upcoming session.
By PTI |
DUBAI: A spate of strikes by nearly 2,500 foreign workers, a majority of them Indians, over the minimum wages paid to them has forced the Bahraini parliament to take up the issue in its upcoming session.
Bahrain's Labour Minister Majeed Al Alawi has been summoned before the Shura Council to answer a question on what is being done to protect the rights of expat workers.
The question has been submitted by Shura Council member Faisal Fulad, who wants to know steps taken to ensure the foreign workers get fair treatment.
The general-secretariat office accepted the question yesterday and has referred it to Al Alawi for a written response, before he attends an upcoming session to answer the question verbally.
Meanwhile, contractors are likely to seek government action on strikes by over 2,500 labourers at different companies, with threatened walkouts by others.
Claiming that the strikes had "foreign instigation", two leading contractors have blamed the Indian Embassy while expressing concerns that the issue was snowballing as more workers see what's happening, Gulf Daily News said.
It is understood that the contractors want the Foreign Ministry "to take the Indian Embassy to task" for directly or indirectly fuelling unrest through the way it handles workers' complaints.
Bahrain's Labour Minister Majeed Al Alawi has been summoned before the Shura Council to answer a question on what is being done to protect the rights of expat workers.
The question has been submitted by Shura Council member Faisal Fulad, who wants to know steps taken to ensure the foreign workers get fair treatment.
The general-secretariat office accepted the question yesterday and has referred it to Al Alawi for a written response, before he attends an upcoming session to answer the question verbally.
Meanwhile, contractors are likely to seek government action on strikes by over 2,500 labourers at different companies, with threatened walkouts by others.
Claiming that the strikes had "foreign instigation", two leading contractors have blamed the Indian Embassy while expressing concerns that the issue was snowballing as more workers see what's happening, Gulf Daily News said.
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It is understood that the contractors want the Foreign Ministry "to take the Indian Embassy to task" for directly or indirectly fuelling unrest through the way it handles workers' complaints.
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